H35: Providing text alternatives on applet elements

Important Information about Techniques

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Applicability

HTML and XHTML Documents that load Java applets where applet is not deprecated.

User Agent and Assistive Technology Support Notes

Description

Provide a text alternative for an applet by using the alt attribute to label an applet
and providing the text alternative in the body of the applet element. In this technique, both mechanisms
are required due to the varying support of the alt attribute and applet body text by
user agents.

Tests

Procedure

Check that the applet element contains an alt attribute with a text alternative
for the applet

Check that the applet element contains a text alternative for the applet in the
body of the applet element

Expected Results

Checks #2 and #3 are true.

If this is a sufficient technique for a success criterion, failing this test procedure does not necessarily mean that the success criterion has not been satisfied in some other way, only that this technique has not been successfully implemented and can not be used to claim conformance.